sencho Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 Please excuse posting this here, but I didn't want to upstage Carlo with his important post in GND.... Anyway, today I received, from my parents-in-law, my annual big variety box of Pocky sticks (big vice of mine mainly due to the Pocky Girls.. Damn marketing machine!!!) Lo and behold buried in the bottom of the box was December issue of Living National Treasures... Nihonto edition. Ver nice little magazine I might add.... probably still on the shelves for our Nihon based members.... Magazine details modern day smiths such as AKITSUGU, SADATSUGU, SADAICHI, MASAMINE, MITSUMASA..... Anyway what a nice suprise and now breaking all copyright, I will put a couple of pictures up here.... (I'm trying to sell their magazine right??? They should be pleased with me!!) Quote
sencho Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Posted December 21, 2006 upside down and missed one!! Quote
sencho Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Posted December 21, 2006 Four tastey babes from the advert for Pocky sticks in Japan.... I keep getting wacked around the head by my wife when the ad comes on the telly... Quote
Stephen Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 did a google as you posted got to love them cute Nipon girls ...sorry back to Nihonto...nice pic thanks for sharing. Quote
sencho Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Posted December 21, 2006 here is another tsuba from the magazine.... magnificent!! Quote
myochin Posted December 21, 2006 Report Posted December 21, 2006 Hello Sencho, Any idea where I can purchase a copy of this issue? Cheers, Paul. Quote
Ichi Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 That's a weekly magazine. I'll go take a look at bookstores today and see if it's still on the shelf. Quote
sencho Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Posted December 22, 2006 Hi paul, Yep not sure.... are you in Japan.... if not maybe one of the Japan based members of the board can check... back issues should also be available from the pulishers.... let's see what Ichi comes up with... Cheers Quote
Bungo Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 That's a weekly magazine. I'll go take a look at bookstores today and see if it's still on the shelf. while you are at it, can you check this book too? http://www.maruzen.co.jp/shop/item_list ... 6%BC%8A%D3 I desperately need the 2007 edition.............. p.s. Kapitan, you mean this pocky girl ? roninhttp://mint.jam.tc/mtbook/mt/archi ... 041111.jpg or this pocky girl ? http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/103/ ... 2w2ew2.jpg milt THE ronin Quote
myochin Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Hello Sencho, I live in France. If someone could provide me with the publisher's info then maybe I could contact them. Thanks, Paul. Quote
Ichi Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Okay folks. Just returned from Maruzen bookstore in Tokyo station with a copy of "Living National Treasures". They stocked back numbers so Tokyo NMB members can purchase without a hassle. It's a weekly series scheduled to print 70 issues and this one was the 28th dedicated to the Japanese swordsmith with Amada-san on the cover. Each issue's topics varies from Japanese tea, Kabuki, noh, pottery, music, etc. The cover price is 560 yen with a wafer thin 32 pages. The publisher's home page is http://opendoors.asahi.com I want my money back Quote
myochin Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 Many thanks Ichi. I have contacted them (hope I got the right e-mail address!!) and cross my fingers. Paul. Quote
kusunokimasahige Posted December 22, 2006 Report Posted December 22, 2006 hang on.... with swords etcetera, national treasures are not allowed to leave Japan......... so...............what about living national treasures????? :lol: KM Quote
sencho Posted December 22, 2006 Author Report Posted December 22, 2006 Yep quite a thin magazine... however if you tookthe 120 pages of advertising out of other magazines you would probably have the same size!!! :lol: No adverts in this one which is really nice.... Cheers Quote
sencho Posted January 29, 2007 Author Report Posted January 29, 2007 a little more expensive than the cover price... plus shipping of course.... but those that really want it.... !! 3 hours to go http://cgi.ebay.com/Weekly-Journal-Livi ... dZViewItem cheers! Quote
Guest Simon Rowson Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 For anyone who got issue 28 of "Living National Treasures" and enjoyed it, issue 36 is just out and also features top swordsmiths. Simon Quote
Deron Douglas Posted February 12, 2007 Report Posted February 12, 2007 what a pocky girl is? Funny, I was wondering that as well. I'll have to google them... the magazine looks good too! Quote
sencho Posted February 28, 2007 Author Report Posted February 28, 2007 For anyone who got issue 28 of "Living National Treasures" and enjoyed it, issue 36 is just out and also features top swordsmiths. Simon ...and polishers it seems.... it just arrived courtesy of my in laws... nice!!... thanks for the heads up, Si.. Cheers! Quote
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